US National Guard Member Killed in DC Shooting, Trump Blames Biden

US Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, one of two National Guard members critically injured in a DC shooting, has died of her injuries. President Donald Trump announced the death, emphasizing her ‘highly respected, young, magnificent person’ status. Another guard member, Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, remains hospitalized in critical condition. The suspect, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was taken into custody after a confrontation. The shooting occurred when the suspect ambush-style attacked the guards while they patrolled near the White House. A new video of the attack emerged earlier on Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the US under a special program created in 2021 to evacuate vulnerable Afghans after the Taliban’s recapture of Kabul. Trump has blamed his predecessor, Joe Biden, for allowing Lakanwal into the US and has ordered an immediate suspension of immigration requests from Afghanistan.